Anticreeping device for rails.



`B. WOLHAUPTER. ANTICREBPING DEVICE FOR RALS. APPL IIIIIIII IL llllllllll osi.

957,021 Patented May 3, 41910.

' 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1- B. WOLHAUPTER.

ANTIUREEPING DEVICE FOR RAILS.

APPLICATION FILED JULYM, 1

Patented .May 3, 16910.

,Ii ENUM;L

j the claims hereto ap IBENIIAMIN WOLHAUPTER, 'OF NEW YORK, N. Y

Anricnnnrme nnvren ron nArLs'.'

Bpecication of Letters Patent.

Patented. May 3,1910.'

Appnoatiqn ined my 13, 190e. semi 110,507,437.

To all who/mit 'may comm:

Be it known that IfBnNJAMrN WOLHAUP- TER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York cit in'the county o New York and vState o New York, have invented certain new and usefulv Improvements in Anticreeping Devices for Rails, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a novel, simple and practicable device thatwill cectively grip and hold a rail against'any tendency to creep longitudinally, said device being easy and cheap to manufacture, and readily ap1^licable to and removable from a rail, yet so constructed that when in place, there is practically no chance of its being accidentally detached or deranged.

-' Two embodiments of the invention are disclosed in the accompanying drawings, but it willbe obvious from an ,inspection of nded that the inven tion is by no means limited to the structures set forth.

. In the drawings :-Figure1 'is a sideralevation of one:form of construction, showing the same in operative position on a' rail.v

Fig. 2 isa cross sectional view through the rail, showing the device in elevation. Fig.

'@ is a side elevation of a portion of' a rail showing a differentembodiment of the in vention. `Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view through the rail.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding partsinall the iig'ures'of the drawings.

In the embodiments disclosed in-,Iigs. 1-

and 2, a portion of en ordinary railroad rail 1s shown, and designated 5, said rail being mounted on the usual ties, a portion of one of which is illustrated at 6. In the said disclosure, the-'anti-crecping device consists of a supporting member 7, and a clamping vor gripping member 8. vThe supporting meinber 1s formed'rom a single piece, and comprises-atie bar or element 9 having at its ends rail-embracing jaws or' clips 10 and 11. The tie element 9 has a central bearing portion or seat 12 that is circular in cross section, and is arranged centrally beneath the rail, as" will be clear by reference to Eig. 2.

One of the'jaws, 'as 10, has a relatively large. recess 13. to 'receive thebase iange of the rail, the cross sectional area of said re- .cess greater than `the cross sectional area of the flange. The upper or over- -hanging bill of thejaw is provided with a depending stop shoulder 14 that is arranged to abut against the outer edge ofthe flan e, as shown. The other jaw 11 is formed y cutting a notch 15 into one arm ofthe ele? ment 9, and said armis preferably circular in cross section, though ortions may be out away, as illustrated. T e recess 15 receives the opposite base flange of the rail. The clamping or gripping member 8 is also preferably a single piece, and is in the f orm of a cam 16 journaled upon the tie element 9 and having an off-'standing integral arm 17 terminating in a foot 18. This foot is provided with a curved outer face 19 that is-arranged to abutagainst a tie 6, or other element of the track structure.

By referring to 1, it will be noted that the cam 16. has an opening 2 0 that receives the tie member, and said opening is of slightly greater diameter than the cross. sectional area-of the member'.` .'The cam when in position, engages in the seat 12, but when the device is removed from the rail, it can be detached by Adisengaging it from the seat 12,"s1ipping it along the arm that car. ries the jaw 11, which arm, as shown is preferably straight, and passing it over said jaw 11.` In using the device, the two members 7 and 8 are placed in associated relation. The jaw 10 is engaged with one {iange and the supporting member isswun r the other ]aw 11 is enga e wlth the o ppo-. site llange of the rail, asi lusrated 11i-Fig. 2, the foot 18 being abutted-against atie, as 6. It willtherefore be obvious that with this construction', should .there be any tendency .on'the part of the rail to creep longitudioot 18 bearingagainst the tie,

nally, the will cause the arm 17 to swing downwardly, thus causing the 4cam 16 to g'rlp or clamp'. against the under sidel of the rail, and at t,he. same time, urging the jaws 10 and 11 into binding contact ith the flan es. vvice will thus positively prohi 1t any longitudinal movement of the rail.v

A slightly different form of construction is disclosed in Figs and 4. In this em' bodiment, the rail is'desiguated -21,.an d thetie 22. The railembracing jaws are shown at 23,` and are substantial dup1icates, bein provided with depending ears 24, throng which is passed a tie bolt 25 having a headf26;

upwardly until vThe de.-

, of .the rail.-

track tie-.engaging element.

,the tie bolt 25 is a clamping or ripping cam Q8 that operates against the un er side of the rail, and has a depending arm 29 terminating in a curvedtie-engaging foot 30. It will be obvious that this device operates in' substantially the' same manner as' the other, in so far as the clamping or gripping action is securedrand that it`will also constitute an effective device for preventing the creeping From the foregoing, .it is thought that the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art, without further description, and 'it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape,- proportion and 'minor details of construc. tion, may be resorted to without departing fromA the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thusv fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to se- .Cure by Letters Patent, is

'1. An anti-creeping device for rails, comprisin spaced rail-gripping elements, and

a` devicepivoted thereto for' effecting the gripping action of said elements.

2. An anti-creeping device for rails, comprising spaced rail-embracing'and gripping `jaws,'and a' railengaging device pivoted thereto for efectingithe gripping action of said jaws.

. 3.' An anti-creeping device for rails, com'- prising spaced connected rail-embracing and gri ping jaws, and a cam-device pivoted to an between the, jaws and engaging, the under side of therail for .effecting the gripping action of said jaws.

1I. In' an 'anticreeping device `for rails, rail-engaging elements, a'connection-between the elements, and 'a swingngactuating devicepvotally mounted on' the connection; '5.- an anti-creeping'devlce orrails,

trail-engaging elements, a tie 4connecting the elements, anda swinging actuating device journaled on the connection and having a"v 6.'- In` an antl-creepin device for rails,

I rail-engaging jaws, a connection between the jaws, and a swinging member .pivotally' mounted on the connection.

7. In an anti-creeping device for rails, a supporting member arranged for transverse Vdisposition beneath the rail ,and having terminal rail flange engaging jaws, and a rotatable rail-en aging clamp cam mounted on said member etween the jaws.

8. In an anti-creeping device for rails, rail-embracing jaws, a connection between the jaws, and a Irotatable raiLengag'ing clamp cam mounted on the connection.

9. An anti-creeping device for rails, comprising spaced rail-embraci'n jaws -a connection between the jaws, an a rail-engaging clamp cam journaled on the connection and having a tie-engaging foot.

l0.- In an anticreeping device for rails, a rail-engaging supportin member, and a rail-engaging clamp cam'journaled thereon and removable from 011e end thereof.

11. In an anti-creeping device for rails,A a supporting member having .a rail-engaging jaw at one-end, and a rail-clamping device journaled on the member -and removable therefrom over 'said jaw.

l2. In an anticreeping device, for rails,

a supporting member 'comprising rail-empiece and comprising a tie bar with' railembracing jaws carried by the ends thereof,-

one of said jaws having a recess t0 receive the base flange "of the rail and'having a sto shoulder projecting into said lrecess, a c amping or gripping cam journaled on the ltie bar and .removable overthe: other jaw, and an outstanding arm carried by the cam and having a 'curved t1e-engag1n`g l foot.

signature in the presence of two witnesses,

' f BENJAMIN IVOLHAUPTER.

Witnesses;

CARRIE M. Narnia, lWALTER H. DUKE.

In testimonywhereof I hereunto aiiXmy 

